Portable fence



(No Model.)

B. J. LESLIE. PORTABLE FBNGB.

,039. lantented Aprl l0, 1894.

BENJAMIN J.l LESLIE, OF BUTLER, KENTUCKY.

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PORTABLE FENCE.v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 518,039, dated April10, 1894. Application filed April '7. 18931 Serial No. 469.388. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern: j

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN J. LESLIE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Butler, in the county ofPendleton and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and `usefulPortable Fence, of which the following isa specication. v

This invention relates to portable fences; and it has for its object toprovide certain improvements in fences of this character whereby thesame shall have exceptional strength and durability, while at the sameTo this end the' main and primary objects' of the present invention areto provide an improvement in portable fences, to secure a greatereconomy in the material employed in setting up the fence, while at thesame time providing a fence having all necessary qualiications.y i

With these andother objects in view, which Will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsz-Figure l is afront view ofl a fenceconstructed in accordance with this invention, showing one of the panelsslightly separated from the rest of the fence. view illustrating theabutting ends of adjacent panels slightly separated. Fig-3 is a detailsectional view on the line -a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar view onthe line y-y of Fig. l.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Arepresents the horizontal railsof each panel which are designed to be removably connected together inorder to complete a portable fence having the characteristics noted,

and the rails A, may be arranged one above the other in any suitablenumber according to the height at which the fence isto sta-nd. Theseveral panel rails A, may be formed out of any convenient material, andhave their opposite ends rest flat against one side ofthe lower endsslant toward the center of thepanel,

Fig. 2 is an .enlarged perspectivey in order to provide for a rigidbracing of each panel by means` of its end posts, and the rails arebound firmly and xedly to such posts by means of the rail wires C,whichare illustrated as embracing therails at an angleand bound around thefront of the end posts. It will be observed that the rail wires C,around one end post ot' a panel are disposed reversely to thecorresponding Wires around the other end post, and thus a firm bracingof each panel is secured, so that there will be no sagging or canting ofthe rails comprising the same. Each panel of the fence is completed bymeans ot' separate rider rails D, which are arranged a suitable distanceabove the top rails of the panels, and have their endsbound to theinclined end posts by means of the wires C', corresponding indisposition and attachment to the rail wires C. The inclined end postsB, of each panel, have their upper eX- tremities extended above theriders D, and are connected by the top wires E, looped at their endsover such projecting ends of the end posts, so that each panel has itsown top wire, and when the several panels are aligned together, the topwires align to form a continuous unbroken line of wiring at the top,which not only serves to add strength to the structure but alsoincreases the height of the fence.

The said 'upper extremities of the inclined end posts B, are flattenedat one side as at F,

so as to evenly abut with the corresponding flattened end of theadjacent end post of the vand abutting fence panels are securely boundtogether at the top and bottom 'by the upperand lower splice bars GandG', respectively. The uppersplice bars G, are placed ,under the aligningriders D, at their abutting ends and IOO are tlrmly bound in position bymeans of the wires C', which embrace the rider rails and the posts B,and the lower splice bars G', are held in position on top of thelowermost rails, at the joints, by means of the Wires C,Which bind thelower ends of the end posts to the lowermost rails. An anchor Wire H,also embraces the lower splice bars G', at a point intermediate of theirends, and the upper ends of the anchor stakes I, which are driven firmlyinto the ground at this point so that the anchoring of the fence will beat the joining of the panels, thereby securing a rigid bracing of thefence to the ground.

Although the splice bars G and G', are employed to connect the abuttingends of the fence panels and keep the same in alignment with each other,I employ a main locking wire J, to securely and rmly lock the abuttingend posts together so as to tirmly connect the fence panels, which canbe easily separated from cach other without the removal of this wire.The main locking wire J, is passed transversely across and in front ofthe abutting end posts at K, and then has its opposite portions L,passed 4under the opposite ends of the upper splice bars G, as shown.The Wire J, is then brought entirely around and over the top of theriders as at M, and again to the front of the abutting posts B, as at N,at which point the extremities of said locking wires are twistedtogether. It will be seen by reference to the disposition of the mainlocking wire J, that the upper abutting ends of the adjacent end postsB, are not only iirmly bound together, but the ends of the rider railsare also additionally bound or secured to the end posts. By looseningthe fastenings for one end of the upper and lower splice bars,and theanchor fastening, the panels can be readily separated from each other asclearly shown in the drawings, thus providing a fence which can bereadily transported from place to place.

Each fence panel is firmly braced in an upright position on the groundby means of the intermediate crossed stakes O. The stakes O, arediagonally arranged and intersect each other between the rider rails andthe upperlnost rail of the panel, so that the rider rails rest in thetop crotch of such stakes. Crossed binding wires P, are looped over theends of 5o the stakes O, and are passed across the top of the riders,and corresponding wires P', connect the stakes below their point ofintersection and are passed under the upper rails of the panels. Thisprovides a construction which securely binds the cross-stakes 0, firmlyto each other and to the riders and upper rails of each panel.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and advantages ofthe hereindescribed fence will be apparent Without further description.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. In a portable fence, the separable panels having horizontal railsadapted to align and abut with the rails of the adjacent panels, theinclined end posts arranged at each end of each panel at one side of thesame and having upper iiattened projecting ends adapted to abut with theadjacent post end of the adjacent panel, rail wires binding thehorizontal rails to one side of said end posts, and splice bars bound tothe abutting rail ends by said rail Wires, substantially as set forth.,

2. In a portable fence, the separable fence panels having inclined endposts arranged at each end and one side of the same, said inclined endposts having upper projecting ends adapted to abut at against the postends of the adjacent panels, removable splice bars bound to the alignedfence panels at the joints thereof, and the main locking wires J,

passed transversely across and in front of the upper abutting ends ofthe inclined end posts, then ce under and around the upper splice barsand the rider rails of the panel, and finally returned and fastened atthe front of the said abutting ends of the fence posts, substantially asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing fas my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN J. LESLIE.

Witnesses:

ROBERT L. PARsELL, Asa H. GRAY.

